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The newly appointed directors are Ms. Yoko Nakai (former Executive Officer of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. and former President & CEO of Adobe Japan K.K.) and Ms. Emi Wakatuki (Representative Attorney at Ichirin Law Office). Both are candidates for outside director positions and are scheduled to be approved at the annual shareholders meeting held the same day.\n\n### Officer Promotions and Retirements\nRegarding officer changes, Mr. Isao Murakami is promoted to Chief Executive Officer and will continue his roles including head of the Business Partner Division. Messrs. Shinji Koike, Yuji Miyagawa, and Yoshinobu Takada are promoted to Senior Executive Officers and will continue their responsibilities as regional division head, head of the Central Second Sales Department, and head of the Tanomail Business Division respectively. Meanwhile, Mr. Tomohiro Tsuchiya will retire from his role as Executive Officer. These personnel changes will take effect on March 27, 2026.","jir_financial_highlights":"Newly Appointed Directors: Yoko Nakai, Emi Wakatuki (each newly appointed) (new appointment)\nOfficer Promotions: Isao Murakami (Chief Executive Officer), Shinji Koike (Senior Executive Officer), Yuji Miyagawa (Senior Executive Officer), Yoshinobu Takada (Senior Executive Officer) (promotion)\nOfficer Retirement: Tomohiro Tsuchiya (Executive Officer) (retirement)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#OtsukaCorporation, #PersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"2 Newly Appointed Directors: Yoko Nakai, Emi Wakatuki (effective March 27, 2026)\n4 Officer Promotions: Isao Murakami, Shinji Koike, Yuji Miyagawa, Yoshinobu Takada (effective March 27, 2026)\n1 Officer Retirement: Tomohiro Tsuchiya (effective March 27, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Otsuka Corporation Announces Directors and Officers Personnel Changes Effective March 27, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Otsuka Corporation has decided on the appointment of two new directors, promotion of four officers, and retirement of one officer effective March 27, 2026. 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